Solidarity Economy in Latin America/Banco Palmas

Location: Brazil

Website or Social Media links:

Instagram: bancopalmas

Website: https://www.institutobancopalmas.org/

Journalistic Resources:

Banco Palmas and Conjunto Las Palmeiras

Banco Palmas

Community: Banco Palmas

Academic Resources:

Community Currency Progress in Latin America: Evolution in Brazil of a Socio-Technical Innovation for Economic Sustainability

Goals or Focus
Banco Palmas seeks to address the issue that potential market activity is limited by lack of transaction tools by promoting the local economy through a community currency.

Partnerships
Brazilian Government

Values
Accessibility

General Categories
Financial

Timeframe
Founded in 1998